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REPORT 229 A Characterizing polymers by MPC Using commercially available instrumentation, molecular probe chromatography can provide useful information on the physical and chemical properties of polymers. Jon F. Parcher, Rebecca R Edwards, and Kwang S. Yun of the Universiiy of Mississippi describe the principles and applications of this powerful technique.
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243 A 236 A Learning optimization from nature Numerical optimization techniques such as genetic algorithms and simulated annealing can be used to quantify traditional trial-and-error learning methods. Ronald E. Shaffer of the Naval Research Laboratory and Gary W. Small of Ohio University describe how these techniques can be applied to analytical chemistry.
236 A COVER ART BY KENNETH EWARD/BIOGRAFX
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208 A Analytical Chemistry News & Features, April 1, 1997
ANALYTICAL C H E M I S T R Y APRIL
1, 1997
ANCHAM 69(7) 207 A-264 A/1267-1470 (1997) ISSN 0003-2700 Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ©Copyright 1997 by the American Chemical Society
NEWS
252 A Meetings
DEPARTMENTS
223 A Analytical Currents
213 A Editorial
Single-molecule SERS. • Continuous single-molecule monitoring. • Unlocking mixtures with LC/MS/MS. • Finding the DNA alkylation. • Pesticides on the surface. • Thermodynamics of an odd chiral separation. • Identifying hemoglobin variants. • Pressure drop effects in packed-capillary SFC. • Parents do some cleaning up. • Detecting tuberculosis. • Novel laser sampling.
Impressions of chemistry in Australia. A winter (summer there) trip to Australia results in some thoughtful impressions of analytical chemistry "down under".
227 A Business
PE acquires GenScope. 227 A People
Dorsey to receive Benedetti-Pichler Memorial Award. • h/AS awards to go to Karger, Lauterbur, Naes, Wold, and Zare. 228 A Laboratory profile
Forensics on the wild side at the National Fish and Wildlife Service s Forensic Laboratory.
215 A In AC Research
255 A Product Review
Running on automatic. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology applications dominate the fast-growing laboratory robotics and workstation market. 260 A New Products
243 A Focus
On the cover. Can MS really compete in the DNA world? Trailing electrophoresis by an order of magnitude in sequencing, MS may be best suited for genotyping applications. 248 A Software
A chemometrics toolbox. Pirouette, a versatile chemometnes program, is reviewed by Peter de B. Harrington of Ohio University. • Software released.
A sample prep system and a CE detectton cell are featured. • Instrumentation. • Literature. 262 A Information Express 1C AC Research Contents 1267-1469 AC Research 1470 Author Index
250 A Books
A snapshot of CD. Circular Dichroism and the Conformational Analysis of Biornolecules is reviewew by Curtis Marcott of Procter & Gamble. FIA evolvess Flow Injection Atomic Absorption Spectrometro is reviewed by Chns Hanna of Perkm Elmer. • Books received.
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